Mobile vendor strategies - 03/05/06

Motorola has patented small electric shocks for alerts in mobile phones, replacing current vibrating alerts. It has announced that it will buy BenQ' s R&D Centers and product development team in Aalborg, Denmark

Qualcomm has signed a deal with SOMA Networks, a WiMAX developer, to allow it using its OFDM/OFDMA patents within its new mobile WiMAX network equipment.